Heyo! I’ll throw my two cents out there: I’ve had my hunter for a long time and have done everything destiny had to offer on that character. But also wanted to remake the character. I also wanted to see what new light was all about. Deleted about a month ago. You’ll have to redo a few things, namely: the intro quests on the tangled shore and the moon, you’ll have to play through some of the new light quest, and you’ll have to redo the beyond light campaign to unlock stasis. But otherwise, once you’ve done all that intro stuff, you’re right back to where you were, just with a couple extra quests in your inventory.

Understandable. But that’s a choice you have to make now. Bungie has known for years that we’d like this option, but hasn’t implemented it yet. So either stick as-is, or delete/remake & go through campaign/quests again.